单词 | to carry through on |
释义 | > as lemmasto carry through on 4. intransitive. Originally and chiefly North American. to carry through on: to be true to one's word on (something); to deliver on. Later also without on: to do what one has promised or threatened. ΚΠ 1919 Chicago Commerce 27 Dec. 33/1 We did do our duty and..we carried through on it. 1954 J. Thompson Hell of Woman xiv. 106 Mona was a good kid. Anyone could see that she was; and she'd carried through on this deal like a little brick. Doing what she was told. 1979 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 21 Mar. Arab countries have threatened retaliation before but have not carried through. 1998 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 8 Jan. (Final ed.) a8 Finance Minister Martin carried through on his promise to balance the budget. < as lemmas |
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